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In a significant finding, a sero-survey conducted by the <keyword id="53938" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Brihanmumbai-Municipal-Corporation">BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation</keyword> (<keyword id="48434" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="BMC">BMC</keyword>) has revealed that 50 per cent of the pediatric population in <keyword id="6358070" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="mumbai">Mumbai</keyword> has developed <keyword id="9387280" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="covid-19-antibodies">Covid-19 antibodies</keyword>, ahead of the anticipated third wave of the pandemic, a top official said here on Monday. BMC Commissioner I.S. Chahal said that even the proportion of the pediatric population having antibodies has shown an increase, as per the survey, the fourth of its kind conducted between April 1 and June 15. While the sero-positivity is highest -- 53.43 per cent -- in the 10-14 age group, it is 51.04 per cent for 1-4, 47.33 per cent for 5-9 and 51.39 per cent for 15-18 age groups. The overall sero-positivity is 51.18 per cent, comprising 54.36 per cent in the public sector and 47.03 per cent in the private sector, indicating that more than half the pediatric population in a healthcare setting have already been exposed to <keyword id="8858345" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="sars-cov-2">SARS-COV-2</keyword>, said Chahal. The survey was conducted by a team of doctors comprising Jayanthi Shastri, Sachee Agrawal, Gargi Kakani, Surbhi Rathi, Ramesh Bharmal, Chandrakant Pawar, Kusum Jashnani and Gayathri Amonkar, under the supervision of Chahal and Additional Municipal Commissioner Suresh Kakani. As compared to the Sero-survey 3 in March, which showed a sero-positivity of 39.04 per cent in the under-18 age group, there is a noticeable increase (51.18 per cent) in the latest survey, conducted jointly by BMC's <keyword id="6548875" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="BYL-Nair-Hospital">BYL Nair Hospital</keyword> and Kasturba Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory (KMDL). A total of 2,176 blood samples were made available from the samples received by various public (1,283) and private laboratories (893) and sent to the KMDL for analysis, against the backdrop of the imminent danger of the Covid 'third wave' to the pediatric population. The heartening outcome indicates that over 50 per cent of the pediatric population has antibodies to Covid-19 and the proportion has also increased as compared to the previous survey, amid apprehensions that the 'third wave' could affect the vulnerable youngsters in the below 18 age groups, against the higher ages that were hit in the previous two waves. The study has also suggested that the targeted health education and awareness about Covid-19 appropriate behavior should be created through various social media platforms (examples include memes, collaborating with social media influencers, etc.), cartoon advertisements and catchy jingles, according to Chahal. See Also - <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/startups/news/tiger-global-overtakes-sequoia-as-the-top-investor-in-indian-unicorns-in-2021-cracks-15-deals-this-year-so-far/articleshow/83912624.cms">Tiger Global overtakes Sequoia as the top investor in Indian unicorns in 2021</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/kims-ipo-listed-in-stock-market-at-over-20-premium/articleshow/83912694.cms">KIMS IPO: Stock listed at over 20% premium, loses initial gains after soaring to ₹1059 per share</a>

COVID-19: 50% of kids in Mumbai have coronavirus antibodies, says the city's municipal body

The Mumbai civic body has put restrictions on <keyword id="10289893" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="mass-celebration">mass celebration</keyword> of <keyword id="60705" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Chhath-Puja">Chhath Puja</keyword> at beaches, river banks and other natural water bodies in the city in view of the <keyword id="8902449" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="covid-19-pandemic">COVID-19 pandemic</keyword> and asked devotees to avoid crowding. The annual festival dedicated to the Sun god will be celebrated on Friday and Saturday by people who originally hail from north India and are residing in the metropolis. In the past, the festival used to see large number of people thronging prominent beaches, river banks and other water bodies to make offerings to the Sun god at sunrise and sunset. <keyword id="927991" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="The-Brihanmumbai-Municipal-Corporation">The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation</keyword> (BMC) on Tuesday issued guidelines about the <keyword id="60716" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="chhath">Chhath</keyword> Puja celebration on mass scale to avoid the spread of the coronavirus infection. In a release, the BMC said it has decided to put restrictions on Chhath Puja celebration as it will be difficult to enforce social distancing if people gather in large numbers at beaches and river fronts for rituals and prayers. No permission will be granted for mass scale celebration at natural water bodies, the BMC said and appealed to citizens to follow COVID-19 protocols like wearing face masks, maintaining social distance and hand sanitisation while taking part in the festival. The civic body said it will issue necessary permissions to organisations concerned at ward level for conducting Chhath Puja-related programmes on those two days. It has asked the police department to ensure people do not crowd at natural water bodies. The BMC has also directed ward offices to depute medical teams at puja locations and provide COVID-19 testing facilities there, according to the release. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/finance/news/lakshmi-vilas-bank-under-moratorium-rbi-caps-maximum-deposit-or-withdrawal-at-25000/articleshow/79267116.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink">Lakshmi Vilas Bank under moratorium— RBI caps maximum deposit or withdrawal at ₹25,000</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/startups/news/urban-ladder-was-the-fourth-startup-from-vani-kola-kalaari-capital-portfolio-to-be-sold-to-reliance/articleshow/79264455.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink">Urban Ladder was the fourth startup from Kalaari Capital’s portfolio to be sold to Reliance – the investment firm’s MD is of the belief ‘selling does not mean sellout’</a>

BMC restricts mass celebration of Chhath Puja at beaches, river banks in Mumbai

Bogged by the Covid-19 second wave, <keyword id="13126" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Maharashtra">Maharashtra</keyword> is now left with only three days of <keyword id="3772566" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="vaccine-stocks">vaccine stocks</keyword>. The state is also plagued by shortages of oxygen and Ramdesivir medicines to combat the growing scourge, now soaring above half-lakh new infections daily, a top official said here on Wednesday. "We have around 14 lakh doses left available That's the stock sufficient for only three days. Our weekly requirement is around 40 lakh doses to enable us to vaccinate up to 500,000 people. In the current surge, the vaccine is the only 'Ram-baan' available," <keyword id="6354750" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="health">Health</keyword> Minister <keyword id="211932" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Rajesh-Tope">Rajesh Tope</keyword> told mediapersons here this afternoon. Sounding grim, Tope said that he has already informed the situation to <keyword id="700200" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Union-Health">Union Health</keyword> Minister <keyword id="196226" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Harsh-Vardhan">Harsh Vardhan</keyword> on the prevailing scenario at a video-conference of the health ministers of nine worst-hit states. Owing to the shortage of vaccines at various vaccination centres, the people are being sent back and the state has demanded that people in the vulnerable 20-45 age groups should be given the life-saver jab on priority, he said. Close on the heels of Tope's announcement, the <keyword id="53938" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Brihanmumbai-Municipal-Corporation">BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation</keyword> (<keyword id="48434" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="BMC">BMC</keyword>) Mayor Kishori Pednekar also said that vaccine stocks in Mumbai are on the verge of getting over. "We have barely 100,000 doses left now. Most of our vaccines are being supplied to the government hospitals. If we don't get fresh stocks soon, we may not be able to administer the second dose to the people," a worried Pednekar told mediapersons. Health Secretary Pradeep Vyas has cautioned that most districts will run out of vaccine stocks in a couple of days or so, and it would be impossible to vaccinate an estimated 500,000 people daily. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/startups/news/for-the-third-consecutive-day-a-new-unicorn-is-born-from-india-as-pharmeasy-joins-the-billion-dollar-club/articleshow/81943929.cms">For the third consecutive day, a new unicorn is born from India as PharmEasy joins the billion dollar club</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/barbeque-nation-ipo-shares-list-at-2-discount/articleshow/81944700.cms">Barbeque Nation bears the brunt of an uncertain future – shares list at 2% discount</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/policy/news/rbi-has-increased-mobile-wallets-limit-with-2-lakh-and-need-full-kyc-also-for-mobile-wallets/articleshow/81946037.cms">You need to do full KYC for mobile wallets too – but you can store twice the amount of money</a>

Maharashtra left with only three days COVID-19 vaccine stocks,  says Health Minister Rajesh Tope

The <keyword id="8644408" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Coronavirus-cases">coronavirus cases</keyword> doubled at a faster rate in Mumbai last week as compared to the previous week and the average growth rate of the viral infection also went up, according to the city civic body. On August 8, the country's financial capital recorded the <keyword id="9772613" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="slowest-doubling-rate">slowest doubling rate</keyword> of 89 days and the lowest growth rate of 0.79 per cent. On Saturday, the rate of doubling became faster at 83 days and the average growth rate of COVID-19 cases rose to 0.84 per cent. The average doubling rate in the city again slowed a bit on Sunday to 85 days and the growth rate decreased to 0.82 per cent, as per figures of <keyword id="927991" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="The-Brihanmumbai-Municipal-Corporation">the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation</keyword> (BMC). The city's D-ward, which includes areas like Peddar Road and Malabar Hill, had the fastest doubling rate of 50 days on Sunday, while the M-East ward, that includes Chembur (East) area, had the slowest doubling rate of 119 days. The D-ward also had the highest growth rate of 1.40 per cent, while the M-East ward had the lowest growth rate of 0.58 per cent as on Sunday. The average doubling and growth rates are calculated taking COVID-19 cases of past seven days into consideration. Till Sunday, Mumbai reported 1,28,726 COVID-19 cases and 7,133 deaths due to the disease. On June 15, the city had an average doubling rate of 28 days and the average growth rate of 2.49 per cent. On July 31, the doubling rate improved to 77 days and growth rate to 0.9 per cent, according to BMC data. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/auto/news/japanese-company-cocoa-motors-laptop-sized-car-features-price-size-and-all-other-specification/slidelist/77586797.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink">This laptop-sized car costs just a little more than your most expensive Apple iPhone — here’s how it looks</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/indias-covid-19-case-tally-rises-to-26-47-lakh/articleshow/77584654.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink">India's COVID-19 case tally rises to 26.47 lakh</a>

COVID-19 cases doubled faster in Mumbai last week, says BMC

Mumbai, Mar 25 () Mumbai police have collected a fine of Rs four crore in a month from two lakh people in the city, who were found not wearing mask despite the surge in COVID-19 cases, an official said on Thursday. The amount was collected from February 20, he said. "Rs four crore fine was collected from two lakh people at different locations across the city after they were found not wearing mask," Mumbai police spokesperson DCP S Chaitanya said. "While 50 per cent of the collected fine will go to the <keyword id="53938" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Brihanmumbai-Municipal-Corporation">Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation</keyword> (<keyword id="48434" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="BMC">BMC</keyword>), the rest of the amount will be used for the police welfare activities," he said, adding that the drive would continue. Mumbai on Wednesday reported its highest one-day rise in COVID-19 cases so far with 5,185 new infections coming to light, which took the caseload in the country's financial capital to 3,74,611. There are 39 active containment zones in the city, which include slums and chawls, while 432 buildings have been sealed so far after patients were found there, the civic body has said.

Mumbai: ₹ 4 crore fine collected from maskless people in a month from Two Lakh people

Mumbai, As Mumbai crossed the daily count of 3,000-plus Covid-19 cases on Friday for the first time since the pandemic hit the country, and <keyword id="13126" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Maharashtra">Maharashtra</keyword>'s total tally zoomed past 24 lakh, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray warned that "a lockdown is an option in future". Adding 25,681 new cases - compared with highest 25,833 new patients on Thursday, the state tally now stands at 24,22,021. Similarly, Mumbai added another 3,063 new cases and the city total jumped to 355,914, sending shockwaves among the civic health authorities. "Lockdown is an option for the future as I can see it... But I expect voluntary cooperation from all people," a grim Thackeray told media persons in Nandurbar after reviewing the ongoing vaccination programme in some remote tribal areas. Health Secretary Pradeep Vyas cautioned that if the cases continued to increase at the current rate, by April 1st week, the state's active cases could double from the present 1.77 lakh to 3 lakh. Thackeray also made it clear that those who have been vaccinated and those awaiting their turn would have to compulsorily wear masks, maintain physical distancing and ensure sanitisation. "It is now a year since we are battling the pandemic. We brought it under control, but now there's a sudden surge which is matter of concern," he said. Rattled by the fresh wave, the <keyword id="53938" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Brihanmumbai-Municipal-Corporation">BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation</keyword> (<keyword id="48434" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="BMC">BMC</keyword>) on Friday asked all hospitals to ensure a minimum 1,000 people are vaccinated daily to achieve 100,000-vaccinations per day in the city of around 1.75 crore. Simultaneously, the state government reiterated its orders of last week, and ordered all private offices to function at 50 percent staff strength, barring those in the manufacturing sector, while adhering to full Covid-19 protocols. The government has also ordered all cinema halls, auditoriums, drama halls, etc to operate at only 50 percent capacity and following all other norms. With 70 more deaths recorded during the day, the state death toll increased to 53,208. The state death rate was 2.20 percent, the recovery rate stood at 90.42 percent, with the number of active cases, jumping to 177,560 now, with the highest figure of patients in Pune, Mumbai and Thane, respectively. The number of people sent to home isolation shot up to 867,333 while those shunted to institutional quarantine increased to 7,848 on Friday.

Mumbai records 3,063 new covid 19 cases today only, CM hints at lockdown 'option'

The <keyword id="6356172" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Maharashtra-government">Maharashtra government</keyword> has allowed all COVID-19 <keyword id="54639" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="vaccination">vaccination</keyword> centres in the state to operate round-the-clock if they have adequate staff, to speed up the immunisation drive in the state. So far, 21.25 lakh people have been inoculated against the viral infection in the state, a health official said on Thursday. "At present, it is an in-principle nod (for operating round-the-clock). It is up to the medical facilities, depending upon the availability of staff, to decide on the number of hours to carry out the vaccination," state health departments principal secretary Dr <keyword id="468728" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Pradeep-Vyas">Pradeep Vyas</keyword> said. Currently, medical staff, frontline workers as designated by the government, people above 60 years of age and those between aged between 45 and 59 with co-morbidities are eligible to get the vaccine shots. The state government wants to speed up the vaccination process to cover the eligible population, said another health official. The state is also adding more vaccination centres in the state. A number of private hospitals have also been roped in for the inoculation drive. However, health officials are facing the challenge of some people coming up with fake medical certificates to show they are eligible for taking the vaccine. "We found some people in their late 40s who came up with fake medical certificates of co-morbidities to get the vaccine. When we asked them to describe their illness, we found they were lying. It is unfortunate," a health official from the <keyword id="53938" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Brihanmumbai-Municipal-Corporation">Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation</keyword> said. This was affecting other eligible people from getting vaccinated in time, the official said. ND GK GK

Maharashtra government directs vaccination centres to operate 24x7 amid rising COVID-19 cases

In a bid to intensify the crackdown on people not wearing masks, <keyword id="36730" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Mumbai-Police">Mumbai Police</keyword> Commissioner <keyword id="6414617" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="param-bir-singh">Param Bir Singh</keyword> has asked the <keyword id="1726478" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="city-police-force">city police force</keyword> to collect fine from at least 1,000 such violators per day in each <keyword id="6530661" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="zone">zone</keyword>, an official said on Wednesday. Mumbai is divided into 12 police zones and the city police are authorised to collect a fine of ₹200 from people not wearing masks, as mandated under COVID-19 norms. To prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the <keyword id="122279" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Metropolis">metropolis</keyword>, Singh hasasked the city police force totake strict action against those not wearing masks in public places, the official said. He said Singh recently asked all senior inspectors to improve the performance of their respective police stations and achieve the <keyword id="10860131" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="zonal-target">zonal target</keyword> of 1,000 such cases per day. The Mumbai police are making efforts to increase the awareness among citizens about containing the spread of COVID-19, city police spokesperson S <keyword id="34010" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="chaitanya">Chaitanya</keyword> said. "The idea behind setting the target of 1,000 cases for each zone per day is to sensitise people about following guidelines issued by the government about wearing mask and maintaining physical distance in public places," he said. The official said 50 per cent of the fine collected from mask rule violators will be used for police welfare activities and the remaining amount will be given to the <keyword id="53938" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Brihanmumbai-Municipal-Corporation">Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation</keyword>. Since the enforcement of lockdown in March last year, the city police have so far registered cases against 57,692 people under Indian Penal Code Section 188 (disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant) for violating various COVID-19 prevention norms, another official said. Out of these people, 25,947 were arrested and later released on bail, he said. Since April 18 last year, 10,490 people were penalised for not wearing masks in public places, he added. On Tuesday, Mumbai reported 849 new cases of COVID-19, raising the tally to 3,27,619. The city has so far reported 11,476 deaths due to the disease, as per official figures. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/nokia-power-earbuds-lite-review-missed-opportunity/articleshow/81304603.cms">Nokia Power Earbuds Lite review – missed opportunity</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/finance/news/india-largest-insurer-lic-is-inviting-bids-from-payment-aggregators/articleshow/81304375.cms">EXCLUSIVE: India's largest insurer LIC is inviting bids from payment aggregators⁠</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/these-are-the-best-national-highways-in-india-in-terms-of-efficiency-safety-and-user-services/slidelist/81291257.cms">These are the best national highways in India in terms of efficiency, safety and user services</a>

Each police zone to fine 1,000 maskless people per day in Mumbai, says Mumbai Police Commissioner

The <keyword id="53938" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Brihanmumbai-Municipal-Corporation">BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation</keyword> (BMC) has sealed a staggering 1,305 buildings/floors in the past 72 hours where fresh Covid-19 patients have been detected, officials said here on Saturday. Going all-out to curb the spread of the contagion, the officials said that the action was taken after the rules for sealing buildings were further tightened by the BMC Commissioner I.S. Chahal this week in the wake of increasing cases in the country's commercial capital, mostly in the eastern and western suburbs. "The number of buildings/floor sealed has gone up from 321 to 1,305 in the past three days alone The highest number is in <keyword id="28241" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Mulund">Mulund</keyword> (T-Ward) with 233 buildings/floors followed by Ghatkopar (N -Ward) and Goregaon (P-South Ward) with 125 buldings/floors each," said the official. Till Friday, the city had a total of 2,749 Covid-19 positive cases including the highest 514 in T-Ward (Mulund), 244 in H-West Ward (Bandra), 237 in P-South Ward (Goregaon), 230 in M-West Ward (Mahul), 227 in S-Ward (Bhandup). <keyword id="6358070" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="mumbai">Mumbai</keyword> and <keyword id="6361772" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="mumbai-metropolitan-region">Mumbai Metropolitan Region</keyword> continue to lead the country in terms of Covid-19 fatalities - 11,437 (city) and 19,743 (<keyword id="6381620" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="mmr">MMR</keyword>) - and the total cases reported are 317,310 and 710,425, respectively. --IANS qn/rt

BMC seals 1,305 buildings in 72 hours as COVID-19 cases surge in Mumbai

<keyword id="6358070" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="mumbai">Mumbai</keyword>, Bowing before public sentiments, the <keyword id="53938" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Brihanmumbai-Municipal-Corporation">BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation</keyword> (<keyword id="48434" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="BMC">BMC</keyword>) on Thursday permitted <keyword id="6389817" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="new-year">New Year</keyword> celebrations by tweaking certain rules, a <keyword id="142832" type="POSITION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Top-official">top official</keyword> said. BMC Commissioner I.S. Chahal said citizens can continue the <keyword id="40111" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="new-year-eve">New Year eve</keyword> celebrations provided they do it indoors after 11 p.m. in view of the Covid-19 night curfew (11 p.m.-6 a.m.) in force till January 5. "Don't stop the party, Mumbai - Just take it indoors after 11.00 p.m!" said the BMC in a tweet. In another relief, restaurants are now allowed to deliver food to homes in the city after 11 p.m. Earlier, they were mandated to stop all home-deliveries at 11 p.m. Chahal said that the Covid prevention norms will have to be followed to ensure Mumbai rings in the <keyword id="9538597" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="New-Year-2021">New Year 2021</keyword> with safety. The fresh set of rules came exactly a week after the BMC had banned all celebrations after 11 p.m., including on building terraces, disappointing many prospective revelers across the city. Even the hotel industry had resigned to the norms by announcing that they would herald the New Year 2021 coinciding with Thailand time at 11 p.m. In anticipation of their first major outing, lakhs of Mumbaikars had made bookings in hotels, resorts at hill stations, beaches, farmhouses, jungle and other tourist destinations. Since the New Year festivities coincide with a long weekend, people have gone out of the way to make it memorable after over nine months of pandemic restrictions. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/new-year-celebration-guidelines-for-mumbai-delhi-bengaluru-and-other-cities/articleshow/80043683.cms">New Year celebration guidelines for Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru and other cities</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/startups/news/india-edtech-in-charts-how-the-shi[%E2%80%A6]es-of-byjus-unacademy-and-others/articleshow/80040270.cms">India’s edtech in charts – How the shift to online learning meant money, valuation and users for the likes of BYJU’S, Unacademy, and others</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/telecom/news/jio-announces-free-domestic-voice-calls-from-january-1/articleshow/80044256.cms">Jio announces free domestic voice calls from January 1</a>

BMC allows public to celebrate New Year indoors

<keyword id="6358070" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="mumbai">Mumbai</keyword>, Citing the fear of a second wave of coronavirus, the Mumbai civic body on Tuesday said <keyword id="37180" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="schools">schools</keyword> and <keyword id="37181" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="colleges">colleges</keyword> in the city will not reopen till <keyword id="47381" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="January">January</keyword> 15, 2021. Earlier, the <keyword id="53938" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Brihanmumbai-Municipal-Corporation">Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation</keyword> (<keyword id="48434" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="BMC">BMC</keyword>) had decided to keep schools and colleges closed till December 31. In a fresh circular issued on Tuesday, the BMC said it decided to keep all --government and private -- schools and colleges closed till January 15 due to the second wave of COVID-19 in other countries and the situation in some states in the country. The pandemic is under control in the Mumbai municipal limits though, it noted. The BMC also allowed the American Consulate School and other consulate schools in the city to reopen from January 18, but did not specify when exactly other educational institutes can reopen. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/top-stocks-to-watch-sbi-hdfc-bank-wipro-ril-future-retail-tcs-jindal-stainless-upl-irctc-and-others/articleshow/80019871.cms">Top stocks to watch — SBI, HDFC Bank, Wipro, RIL, Future Retail, TCS, Jindal Stainless, UPL, IRCTC, and others</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/india-detects-14-new-cases-of-uk-covid-19-strain-putting-the-tally-at-20/articleshow/80020163.cms">India detects 14 new cases of UK COVID-19 strain, putting the tally at 20India detects 14 new cases of UK COVID-19 strain, putting the tally at 20</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/these-are-some-important-changes-in-india-from-january-1-2021-new-year/articleshow/80021085.cms">From mandatory FAStag to quarterly GST returns — these are some important changes in India from January 1</a>

Mumbai schools and colleges to remain shut till January 15

<keyword id="6358070" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="mumbai">Mumbai</keyword>, To encourage COVID-19-appropriate behaviour among residents of Mumbai, the city civic body has decided to provide 'free' masks to those found without face cover in public and also collect a fine of ₹ 200 from them. The <keyword id="53938" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Brihanmumbai-Municipal-Corporation">Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation</keyword> (BMC) in a release on Sunday said from April till November 28, it took action against 4.85 lakh citizens for not wearing masks in public places and collected over ₹10.7 crore as fine from them. The BMC said when an offender, after being fined, goes ahead without a face mask, the objective of implementing the <keyword id="10125299" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Covid-19-prevention-protocol">COVID-19 prevention protocol</keyword> remains unfulfilled. "Therefore, in order to fulfill the objective, the citizen concerned will be provided a free mask and charged a <keyword id="45519" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="penalty">penalty</keyword> of ₹200," it said. The relevant penalty receipt will also mention about the free mask, it said. To curb the spread of infection in the post-Diwali season, the civic body has increased inspection drives in the city, with the violation of mask rule attracting a penalty of ₹200. From April till November 28, the maximum number of 32,010 citizens without masks were fined in the K-west ward, which includes areas like Juhu and Versova, a BMC official said, adding that ₹63.39 lakh was collected as fine from them. Besides sanitisation of hands and maintaining social distance, regular use of mask is necessary for controlling the spread of <keyword id="1754604" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="coronavirus">coronavirus</keyword> infection, he added. Till Sunday, Mumbai city reported a total of 2,82,821 COVID-19 cases and 10,865 deaths due to the disease, as per official figures. SEE ALSO- <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/startups/news/paytm-money-levels-up-against-zerodha-launches-a-new-feature-that-allows-retail-investors-to-apply-for-ipos/articleshow/79486079.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink">https://www.businessinsider.in/business/startups/news/paytm-money-levels-up-against-zerodha-launches-a-new-feature-that-allows-retail-investors-to-apply-for-ipos/articleshow/79486079.cms</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/international/news/merriam-webster-has-announced-its-word-of-the-year-and-not-so-surprisingly-it-is-pandemic/articleshow/79487896.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink">https://www.businessinsider.in/international/news/merriam-webster-has-announced-its-word-of-the-year-and-not-so-surprisingly-it-is-pandemic/articleshow/79487896.cms</a>

BMC to provide free masks and collect ₹200 fine from people flouting the rules in Mumbai

<keyword id="927991" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="The-Brihanmumbai-Municipal-Corporation">The BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation</keyword>'s 'Chase the Virus' strategy in Dharavi -- Asia's biggest slum -- has found a new fan in the <keyword id="1193333" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Philippines-government">Philippines government</keyword>. as the Southeast Asia nation also grapples with the Covid-19 pandemic, a top official said here on Tuesday. "The Philippines government will follow and implement the Dharavi Model for containing Covid in densely populated slums" an elated BMC Municipal Commissioner I.S. Chahal told IANS. The BMC has already shared details of the 'Chase the Virus' policy with the Philippines' Department of Health (DOH). A news portal, Inquirer.net on Tuesday, has quoted the Philippines DOH which declared that it would follow the <keyword id="9780178" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="dharavi-mumbai">Dharavi-Mumbai</keyword> campaign conceptualized by BMC's Assistant Municipal Commissioner Kiran Dighavkar which earned all round praise. The Philippines, with a population of around 10.1 crore crammed in an area of nearly 2.98 lakh sq.km, is slightly smaller than Maharashtra with 3.07 lakh sq. km area and a population close to 11.5 crore. However, the archipelagic country currently ranks 22nd on the Corona Worldometer with 169,213 cases and 2,687 fatalities compared to Maharashtra's 604,358 cases and 20,265 deaths. Like Mumbai, around 30-lakh people live in congested slums in Manila, besides other cities in the Philippines. The high population density of Dharavi posed a huge challenge to the BMC and state health authorities to tackle the Corona spread. Civic officials said that the city succeeded in achieving what was earlier considered virtually a "mission impossible", especially in Dharavi, earning the BMC and Maharashtra government a pat from <keyword id="2555741" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="The-World-Health-Organisation">the World Health Organisation</keyword> in early July. Chahal said that as a result of its strategy, there are only 17,704 'active cases' in Mumbai, of which around 5,338 symptomatic patients are currently in hospitals. The city - which last week came down to the second worst-hit city (after Pune district moved to the top slot) in terms of Covid cases - is witnessing an average of less than 1,000 new cases daily, the recovery rate is 80 percent, doubling rate of cases is 86 days, and infection rate is 0.8 percent - among the lowest anywhere. The situation has eased to the extent that since late June, the BMC started moving out of Dharavi, and later shut down several small or medium quarantine facilities in the city. Patients are now being referred to the jumbo facilities at NSCI, Mahalaxmi Race Court, <keyword id="102951" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Bandra-Kurla-Complex">Bandra Kurla Complex</keyword> and in Dahisar and Mulund to ensure centralised care. Amid apprehensions of patients unable to get beds, the current bed strength is 16,075 for complicated or serious cases, 23,437 for mild and asymptomatic patients besides 10,525 oxygen beds, 1,844 ICU beds and 1,096 ventilator beds. Of these, nearly 14,548 are vacant, but ready for operationalisation whenever required, besides 330 vacant in ICUs, giving a very comfortable position, said Chahal. Buoyed by the success of the 'Chase the Virus' game, the state government is now implementing it in Thane, Palghar, Raigad, Pune, Aurangabad, Solapur, Nashik, Jalgaon and other upcoming hotspots even as the Mumbai Corona crisis has practically been 'chased' away. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/careers/news/how-much-deloitte-kpmg-ey-and-pwc-accountants-and-consultants-make-from-entry-level-to-executive-roles/articleshow/77533447.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink">How much Deloitte, KPMG, EY, and PwC accountants and consultants make, from entry level to executive roles</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/dream11-wins-ipl-2020-sponsorship-indias-first-gaming-unicorn-bags-the-rights-for-250-crore/articleshow/77609909.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink">Dream11 wins IPL 2020 sponsorship – India’s first gaming unicorn bags the rights for ₹222 crore</a>

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